kybassguy Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 I was just wondering if any of you guys use them I fish off a boat and I have heard ppl say they are a must on the boat. if you do use them what kind and do you use and do you have successes getting your lure back . thanks Quote
lecisnith Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 Most guys say that you should have both the telescopic and the chain knocker retrievers. After a couple saves of a $10 crankbait it pays for itself. You could do what I did and go full redneck. I made one out of a 10oz lug nut socket strung between 25 lb mono with swivel snaps on either end and another out of an extending paint pole. Quote
68camaro Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 I bank fish and have one of the chain ones with heavy dog weight on it from BPO. It does work and its always in my bag. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted December 31, 2015 Super User Posted December 31, 2015 Mandatory if you fish crankbaits. 2 Quote
herbu Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 55 minutes ago, kybassguy said: I was just wondering if any of you guys use them How many $ worth of baits do you have to lose before spending $20 on a retriever seems like a good idea? Yes, I use one, (a knocker type). Don't use it often, but don't have to use it often for it to pay for itself. Quote
GetBent Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 I lost an easy $50 in crankbaits before I bought one. Funny thing is I haven't needed it since I got it. 2 Quote
jbrew73 Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 must-have item the one from bass pro shops(lead w/chains) is relitively cheap and works great.. ive problebly saved $100 easy in lures and also found that i can throw lures in places i wouldn't have even considered if i didn't have it. . i spooled mine up on an old b/c reel mounted to the handle of a broken rod.. Quote
kybassguy Posted December 31, 2015 Author Posted December 31, 2015 thanks guys for the info guys... I will be ordering one Quote
Super User scaleface Posted December 31, 2015 Super User Posted December 31, 2015 I use a "knocker" dont know the make , often . Last year I lost one crankbait . Quote
Super User K_Mac Posted December 31, 2015 Super User Posted December 31, 2015 I agree with RW. It will pay for itself quickly if you throw cranks. I think fishing time is too valuable to spend a great deal of time trying to retrieve lures, but it usually only takes a minute or two to retrieve a bait. That is a good use of time/money. Quote
Scarborough817 Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 i lost one of my pointers last week so i wish i had one now Quote
tander Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 I have used a lure retriever for years because I throw a lot of crankbaits. I don't know the name of it but I believe Lew's is bringing it back to the market. I saw David Fritts talking about it at ICast. I have saved a bunch of money with mine. Found the name: Get It Back Lure Retriever by Lew's. Not sure it is on the market yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNyDiVtFh1I&spfreload=10 1 Quote
FloridaFishinFool Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 40 plus years of fishing and I have never used a lure retriever. I can't even remember the last time I lost a lure. So adding one of these now would just be another item collecting dust forever- and adding extra weight to what I carry. So for me, the answer is "not". Don't need one. Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted December 31, 2015 Super User Posted December 31, 2015 Beside the afore mentioned crank bait retrieval, if you fish Any of the large swim bait (Hudd & Sliders & you name it) along with Any of the Umbrella Rigs - lost baits are NO FUN. I made my own - not much to it. And sometimes you never know what you'll pull up. A-Jay 1 Quote
Super User Raul Posted December 31, 2015 Super User Posted December 31, 2015 23 minutes ago, FloridaFishinFool said: 40 plus years of fishing and I have never used a lure retriever. I can't even remember the last time I lost a lure. So adding one of these now would just be another item collecting dust forever- and adding extra weight to what I carry. So for me, the answer is "not". Don't need one. You are very much welcomed to fish in my everyday lake, three or four casts later after casting a crank you´ll know why you need a lure retriever. It is evident that you don´t fish wood. Quote
stkbassn Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 This is a good topic for me as I've recently went overboard with buying expensive glide baits and other swimbaits. I've seen comments saying they're a must but which one or two is highly recommended. I will not be making one myself so I need to know which one I can buy. Thanks guys! Quote
Super User Raul Posted December 31, 2015 Super User Posted December 31, 2015 2 minutes ago, stkbassn said: This is a good topic for me as I've recently went overboard with buying expensive glide baits and other swimbaits. I've seen comments saying they're a must but which one or two is highly recommended. I will not be making one myself so I need to know which one I can buy. Thanks guys! I purchased a BPS brand lure retriever many years ago and it works fine for me, not only I have saved a big bunch of cranks, also have recovered my Gan Craft Jointed Claw 6 or 7 times, a LC Real California a couple of times and one of my favorites, a deep diving Monster Jack Jr no less than 10 times, so you do the math on how much I have saved. 1 Quote
stkbassn Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 3 minutes ago, Raul said: I purchased a BPS brand lure retriever many years ago and it works fine for me, not only I have saved a big bunch of cranks, also have recovered my Gan Craft Jointed Claw 6 or 7 times, a LC Real California a couple of times and one of my favorites, a deep diving Monster Jack Jr no less than 10 times, so you do the math on how much I have saved. Thanks, sounds like it's worth every penny sir! I will take a look at BPS today! Quote
FloridaFishinFool Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 29 minutes ago, Raul said: You are very much welcomed to fish in my everyday lake, three or four casts later after casting a crank you´ll know why you need a lure retriever. Florida has a lot of cover too. Trees in the water and along the edges. I want to spend my time on the water catching fish, not trees and other. I am not out there for lure salvage operations! So I avoid getting hung up as much as possible and take a different approach to retrieving a stuck lure usually by pulling in the opposite direction it got hung up in, in the first place. As stated, I have never used a lure retrieval device and I don't ever plan on it either. And I don't have a problem with losing any lures here in central Florida. I mean if you are getting hung up a lot to the point of having to stop fishing and go into lure retrieval operation mode, then maybe a change in fishing tactics would be a way to go about it differently? When I am on the little econ river just loaded with trees and many fallen into the river it just seems kind of counter productive to use a lure begging to hang up on every cast. So I change. I want to spend my time fishing and catching, not working on lure retrieval and NOT fishing. If it were a problem then I do something different to avoid the problem is all. So if I were to come down there to Mexico to fish with you and it was a problem, I would adjust until it was not a problem and still catch fish. 2 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted December 31, 2015 Super User Posted December 31, 2015 44 minutes ago, tander said: I have used a lure retriever for years because I throw a lot of crankbaits. I don't know the name of it but I believe Lew's is bringing it back to the market. I saw David Fritts talking about it at ICast. I have saved a bunch of money with mine. Found the name: Get It Back Lure Retriever by Lew's. Not sure it is on the market yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNyDiVtFh1I&spfreload=10 Thats the one I have except mine is blue . Quote
tander Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 1 hour ago, scaleface said: Thats the one I have except mine is blue . Yep, that's the one I got also. Must have had it 20 years. Quote
Super User K_Mac Posted December 31, 2015 Super User Posted December 31, 2015 FloridaFishinFool you are not the only one here that wants to maximize catching and not retrieving lures. There are times when a crankbait will out produce other techniques. Throw one enough and you will hang it up where it will not come loose without a retriever. In less time than you will likely spend trying to pull it loose, I can free it using a knocker/chain retriever. I have been fishing a long time too, and can say with confidence that anyone who throws a crankbait often, especially in wood, will lose more without a retriever than with one. I have fished with guys who will not spend any time retrieving lures, and guys who will spend 10 minutes or more trying to retrieve a cheap bait. A retriever is a fast, easy way to save both time and money. 5 Quote
Super User Raul Posted December 31, 2015 Super User Posted December 31, 2015 ^^^^^ You will need a lure retriever every now and then. Cranks are kings of catching bass in places like this. 1 Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted December 31, 2015 BassResource.com Administrator Posted December 31, 2015 I've never had to use a lure retriever or plug knocker. I just do this: 1 Quote
Super User Darren. Posted December 31, 2015 Super User Posted December 31, 2015 I bought one at BPS years ago. Inexpensive. One of the worst fishing days I ever had was when I first used it while fishing off a dock. My lure got caught in a tree about 40' away. The dang weight was too heavy to get that distance away, LOL. I tried anyway. Eventually got my lure back later by going and getting my canoe. I have used it one other time since, and it did work.... Quote
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